ursing intervention for older patients who are discharged home from Emergency Department

Completed

• Conditions: Geriatric patients; functional decline; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN08788893
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital of Amager (Denmark)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients 70 years and older scoring more than 2 points (out of 6) when screened with Identification of Seniors at Risk 1 (ISAR 1) screening tool (McCusker 1998)
2. Discharged home from Medical Emergency Department and residents of Amager, Copenhagen
3. Able to decide on informed consent
4. Able to communicate in Danish

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients admitted to Medical Emergency Department from nursing home
2. Patients already included who are readmitted
3. Spouses to already included patients
4. Patients who do not wish to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified